Directly following the 2023 Annual Nagib-Kalpakjian Lecture featuring guest speaker Scott Smith, the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Chair Lou Cattafesta will honor the department’s faculty emeriti. A reception will be held in the first-floor atrium following the event. The Nagib-Kalpakjian Lecture will take place on Friday, November 17, from 1:45–2:45 p.m. in room 104 (auditorium) of the Rettaliata Engineering Center. The recognition of faculty emeriti will also take place in room 104 and will run from 2:45–3:15 p.m.

Rollin Dix
Faculty: 1964–2004
Expertise: Mechanical Design, Materials Handling

John Kallend
Faculty: 1978–2016
Expertise: Materials Science

Kevin Meade
Faculty: 1982–2019
Expertise: Solid Mechanics

Sheldon Mostovoy
Faculty: 1972–2011
Expertise: Mechanics, Metallurgy

Sudhakar Nair
Faculty: 1977–2022
Expertise: Solid Mechanics

Philip Nash
Faculty: 1991–2019
Expertise: Physical Metallurgy

Cesar Sciammarella
Faculty: 1972–2008
Expertise: Experimental Mechanics

Candace Wark
Faculty: 1989–2022
Expertise: Fluid Mechanics

Serope Kalpakjian
Faculty: 1963–2001
Expertise: Manufacturing Science and Engineering